Collbran Job Corps Center has been affiliated the Mirant and Children Services for seven years. The center has an important place in this vital, non-profit organization.  Mesa County is a large agricultural area with many migrant workers brought in for agricultural work.  During these busy seasons, our bi-lingual students and staff help to cook and serve at least one meal per week.  Students also help to sort donations to the free food pantry.  In addition, our students have acted as interpreters for documents and surveys the workers received.  The center has repaired bicycles, done maintenance, raised emergency funds and helped with end of season farewell dinners.

Monthly, at least eight students and one to two staff go and help make tamales.  Selling tamales is the main source of revenue for this program.  The cook and the administrator get all the ingredients ready.  The students, staff, and cook work a production line and alt0gether, students have made up to 1,ooo tamales at a time!

Our students enjoy going to Migrant Services.  Many come from families with similar backgrounds and they identify strongly with the laborers who really do work hard.